Elm City Communities/HANH swears in Dr. Edward Joyner to board of commissioners

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NEW HAVEN >> Elm City Communities/HANH announced it has sworn in its newest member of its board of commissioners.

Edward Joyner joined the board of commissioners Tuesday afternoon at the main office located at 360 Orange St., according to a release.

Joyner will be tasked with Elm City Communities/HANH governance and policy development as a commissioner.

According to the release and Joyner’s Linkedin page, Joyner has a long work history within the New Haven community dating back to 1970 when he began his education career at James Hillhouse High School as an African American history and sociology teacher, as well as serving as the athletic director and an assistant basketball and football coach. Joyner worked as an associate professor of education until 2013 at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield where he also directed the five-year Masters of Arts in Education program, the release said.

Joyner has served as a high school assistant principal and was the principal of Jackie Robinson Middle School for nearly 10 years. He currently works as a consultant in Connecticut and New York school districts, the release said.

“We are excited to have Dr. Joyner join the ECC/HANH board,” Elm City Communities/HANH Executive Director Karen DuBois-Walton said in the release. “As a long-standing New Haven resident and educator, his expertise will contribute to the success of Elm City Believes, our youth education initiative.”